Aitor Tornavaca Fernández
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Tornavaca Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Llanes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aurrerá | |||
| 1993–1994 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1997 | Sporting B | 88 | (10) |
| 1995–2000 | Sporting Gijón | 18 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | → Leganés (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | → Levante (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Jaén | 60 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Eibar | 59 | (5) |
| 2004–2012 | Recreativo | 278 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Avilés | 36 | (1) |
| 2014– | Llanes | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Aitor Tornavaca Fernández, simply known as Aitor (born 24 March 1976), is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Llanes mainly as a left midfielder.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 328 games and 16 goals over the course of 11 seasons, representing five clubs mainly Recreativo de Huelva. He added 106/5 in La Liga, where he appeared for Recreativo and Sporting de Gijón.
Football career
Aitor was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country. During his early career he played almost exclusively in Segunda División, representing Sporting de Gijón, CD Leganés, Levante UD, Real Jaén and SD Eibar[1] and moving to Recreativo de Huelva for the 2004–05 campaign;[2] with the first club he played two La Liga games, scoring against Real Valladolid in a 4–2 home win on 29 October 1995.[3]
At Recre Aitor was an undisputed first-choice from the start, being instrumental in the Andalusian side's 2006 promotion and also a regular in the top level (never appeared in less than 31 league matches during his eight-year spell). He also played several matches as a left back.[4]
On 12 July 2012, after three seasons in division two and 294 official games for Recreativo, 36-year-old Aitor returned to Asturias and joined Real Avilés in Segunda División B, signing a two-year contract[5] but retiring at the end of his first, following which he immediately joined the club's coaching staff.[6]
On 14 June 2014 Aitor returned to active, signing for lowly CD Llanes of Tercera División.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Aitor (Jaén), nuevo refuerzo armero" [Aitor (Jaén), new armero signing] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 July 2002. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aitor Tornavaca ficha por dos años con el Recreativo" [Aitor Tornavaca signs for two years with Recreativo] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "El Sporting remonta dos veces" [Sporting comes back from behind twice] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 October 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aitor Tornavaca, el viajero del tiempo" [Aitor Tornavaca, the time traveller] (in Spanish). Historias de Segunda. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aitor Tornavaca es del Avilés" [Aitor Tornavaca joins Avilés] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aitor Tornavaca deja el balón por la pizarra" [Aitor Tornavaca leaves football for chalkboard] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Aitor Tornavaca vuelve a los terrenos de juego al fichar por el Llanes" [Aitor Tornavaca returns to the pitches after signing for Llanes] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "El Ceares, Llanes, Tuilla y Urraca refuerzan sus plantillas para la próxima campaña" [Ceares, Llanes, Tuilla and Urraca bolster squads for the following campaign] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.